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Why do impurities lower the melting point of solids in molecular terms ? Can a solid be doped with a material which will reverse this process ?

Are gels solids, liquids or semi-solids ? Please explain.

limit (a -> infinity) / (b-> infinity) = some finite number (possibly unity) limit ((a + 1) / (b + 1)) = some finite number if limit (some number -> infinity i.e. ~infinity) is finite....then why infinity / infinity is undefined. Rationale is : infinity - delta / infinity - delta is still finite. Then why this anomaly ?

We all know that water has maximum density at 4 degree C. What molecular property of water can explain this ?

Venus is retrograde. Why ? Are there any equations that explain the same or any model that describes the anomalous behavior ? Please opine.

The idea of the "black box" represents a person with total ignorance but who is universally receptive. He is not partly enlightened....remember a little knowledge is a dangerous thing...ignorance is bliss !!!

I envisage that the most enlightened souls of our time (Bodhisattvas in Eastern mysticism) were what I choose to define as black box personalities. They took learning as an unbiased venture and absorbed all stimuli as an attribute of additional wisdom. This is much like children who are very receptive and good learners. This is unlike adults who have preconceived notions and biases which affect sound judgement. A black box can absorb as well as radiate maximum radiation. Same is true of the above mentioned personality type. Please opine.

Jesus could theoretically exist based on the following assumptions : a) We are not certain that he didn't exist b) He was male c) His father and mother were real d) He was born around 3 BC (as per research) e) He was Semitic and lived in the Middle East f) He was stated to have existed in Islamic texts as well. g) His personality profile was well documented. (Slender body with long arms and legs, Possibly pectus excavatum.) h) His travelogue was documented in the Bible. (transition from place of birth to later domains.)

T= 0 is that point when time in space-time is perceived for the first time. (not at a singularity.) Mathematically T cannot be greater than zero without ever traversing zero.

My own personal viewpoint is that actors move seamlessly from one emotion to the next, at least, to my own honest assessment better than I do. I experience a "refractory period" after an intense emotional episode (much like after an orgasm). Actors however seem to be less constrained. Perhaps more research needs to be done in this area....

What would you rate as the most likely candidate for T=0 on the time axis of the Universe ? - the Planck Time - the time protostars formed - the time hydrogen transmuted to heavier elements (useful to humans). Please opine.

The uncommon use of the word "diaspora" refers to the rather uncanny social intelligence of cinema actors. They pout, squirm, wretch at a moment's notice. Not too easy for the common folk. Why is this ? Is it innate or acquired. Please opine.

Are we moving from political differentiation to ever increasing political integration ? Is there a movement from a Type 0 to a Type 1 civilization ? I subscribe to this view. Do you agree ? PS. Subtract variables like terrorism, genocide, pestilence and the like and we'll get there....

What was the time-scale of the Big Bang ? attosecond / femtosecond / picosecond or impossible to quantify ? I mean, how much time did it take for the dissolution of symmetries ? Please opine.

There is enough empirical evidence to suggest that a person called Jesus Christ did exist in the flesh and blood. (Christ is derived from greek Christos -> anointed and is just a title.) Most likely he was known by some other name. If the question implies "did Jesus exist ?", I would be tempted to say Yes. If the question is more soul-searching like was Jesus "real" (as in authentic), I would leave that open to debate.....

Forgive my semantics...

Could we apply the uncertainty principle to any quasi-stable system like the Universe ? This is a moot question. We can't "freeze" energy transfer and we can't "freeze" time. When we observe a system undergoing entropic changes we actually increase the entropy of the system by the energy involved in perceiving the change, the same applies to time. i.e. moving clocks slow down time (resistance to the flow of time increases) and "time entropy" increases. Could then the Uncertainty principle that fits the micro and nano world have larger implications? I wonder.

How effect is NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) a tool in psychotherapy ? Please advise.

Correct me if I am wrong, Could we visualize this as a vortex in the gravitational field analogous to the vortices in the magnetic field ?

Could you please elaborate....

Does this not go against the basic tenet that a singularity is indeterminate ?

In the light of the above : Would a singularity be - dimensionless - infinite number of dimensions curled up into the infinitesimal (much like the 7 extra dimensions in string theory) Please advise.

If the Universe space time is curved, then what is the theoretical maximum ? If we consider an open loop system undergoing progressive curvature then this results at some point in a closed loop system. Curvature beyond this point is actually not feasible. The topology of space time is then limited in it's manifestations. (I visualize a parabola transmuting to a circle.). However a closed loop system is like a system with zero entropy (thermodynamics) or zero displacement (mechanics). Is this realistic and if so, what does this entail ? Please advise. P.S. I trust you could call this an open-ended question in more ways than one.....

cogito ergo sum : I think therefore I am If the sayings ascribed to Jesus indeed did emanate from him, then it is incontrovertible evidence that he did indeed exist.

String theory has literally opened up a can of worms with it's postulate that space-time is 11 dimensional ( 10 space + 1 time ). Why couldn't we have more than 1 dimension of time ? I don't see why that is not possible. Would that turn conventional physics on it's head?